Buttonhole-guide.



l. BROWN.

BUTTONHOLE GUIDE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, {914.

Patented June 1, 1915.

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IDA BROWN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, QALIFORNIA.

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- To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, IDA BROWN, a cltizenof the United States, residing at San Franjcisco, in the county of SanFrancisco and 5 State of California, havev invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Buttonhole-Guides, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention 7 relates to button hole guides, and one of the principalobjects of the invention is to provide a simple device to assist in theworking of button holes accurately and quickly.

Another object of the invention is to provide a button hole guide havinga straight edge and "a pin connected in parallel relation to said edge,said pin forming a guide for the thread in forming the, button hole, andsaid pin adapted to be changed in position from one edge of the buttonhole to the other readily so that the button hole can be Workedaccurately by an unskilled person, and more quickly than can be done bythe usual method employed for making button holes.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a button hole guide made in accordancewith this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 ofFig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and Fig. 3 isa sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, thenumeral ldesignates the base plate of thebutton hole guide preferably formed of nickel platedbrass or othersmooth material, said plate having at its opposite ends slots 5 and 6.

r The plate 1 is practically'fiat upon opposite sides and one edge ofthe plate 1 is provided 7 with a plane straight guide edge 7 and ex- 45tending from one end of said edge 7 is a hook 8. Mounted in the saidhook 8 is the shank portion 9 of a guide needle 10, said shank portionbeing provided with a head 11 and offset portion 12, and the main portion of said pin being straight from the offset 12 to the oppositepointed end 13, and

said pin being disposed in parallel relation V to the straight edge 7 ofthe guide plate.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

having a straight edge,

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed June 23, 1914. Serial No. 846,824.

Formed on the plate and extending parallel to the edge 7 is a guidemember 14 for the point of the pin orneedle 10.

The manner of using the device may be briefly described as follows: Abutton hole slit is formed in the material of the required length andthe button hole guide is secured to the material with the needle 10extending across in line withthe slit and to hold the guide in place,pins are secured in the slots 5 and 6, said pins extending through thematerial to hold the plate in place. One edge of the button hole isworked by whipping the thread over the needle 10 and rial, said needleserving as a guide for the Working needle carrying the thread. After oneside of the bottom hole is worked, the pins are removed from thematerial at the slots 5 and 6 and the plate is turned upon the needle 10as a pivotal point to the opposite side of the button hole.

From the foregoing it will be'obvious that a button hole guide made inaccordance with this invention will insure a good straight even uniformbutton hole stitch, for the reason that the needle carrying the threadcan be carried around theneedle or pin 10 as a guide and thus insureuniform stitches and even work.

Slight changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the'invention as defined intheclaims.

What is claimed is 1. A button hole guide comprising a plate having aslot at each end thereof, and a pin provided with an offset portionmounted in one end of the plate and provided with a guide at theopposite end, said pin forming a guide for the loop in the thread forforming the button hole, and said plate having a plane edge lyingparallel to the pin.

2. A button hole guide comprising a plate having oppositely disposedslots for securing the plate to the material by means of pins extendingthrough said slots, said plate and a pin mounted in the plate anddisposed parallel to the straight edge, said pin forming a guide andbeing connected at one end to a keeper.

3. A button hole guide comprising a plate having a slot at each endthereof and an offset pin pivoted to one side'or end of the into themate- 7 having an offset near. the. head and said .pin

'onthepl'atey V V. 4:- A button hole guide comprismga flat plate havinga slot at each end thereof, a.

pm pivoted near its hea'd'to one side'or end of said plate, said pinhaving a headatpne-I end and a point at the opposite end {said pinCopies 0: this patent may betohtainedz 'xfoi'lfiife ceni'sieahmbjladdressingathei.eqmmissioaer of Patent:,

adapted to lie parallel to one'of the straight 1 0'; edges of the plate;

In'testimony whereof I aifix my signature V in presence of two itnesses,

IDA BROWN:

Witnesses: I V

RdNALD .MALCOLM DER0s CHAS. HUTCHISON. 7

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